2004

DALLAS-Samsung Telecommunications America and T-Mobile USA Inc. announced the launch of the slider SGH-d415 camera phone. The new phone slides up to reveal its oversized screen and keypad. The integrated …

MIAMI-Seventy-eight percent of the wireless minutes paid for by consumers go unused on a monthly basis, according to recent analysis from TNS Telecoms. Additionally, the average wireless household pays $17.75 …

ARLINGTON, Va.-The Consumer Electronics Association announced Bill Gates, chairman and chief software architect of Microsoft Corp., and Craig Barrett, chief executive officer of Intel Corp., will deliver keynote speeches at …

KIRKLAND, Wash.-Nextel Partners Inc. today announced said Madison Dearborn Partners will sell 6 million shares of Nextel Partners’ Class A common stock. These shares, which were originally purchased by Madison …

WASHINGTON-The Federal Communications Commission Wednesday adopted rules designed to hasten the transition to digital TV, but did not say how it plans to handle broadcast extension requests after Dec. 31, …

Verizon Wireless and Cingular Wireless L.L.C. customers will have access to e-mail and instant messaging on their handsets, thanks to two new agreements. Verizon, the nation’s largest wireless carrier, inked …

In a picture resembling Nortel Networks Ltd.’s struggles and triumphs, Wireless Facilities Inc. is revising its quarterly results and attracting ratings downgrades just as it rakes in significant contracts and …

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn.-T-Mobile USA Inc. bested two-time winner Verizon Wireless in a recent report on customer care quality. T-Mobile achieved an A ranking in caller satisfaction and a B in …

Western Wireless Corp. said it added 10,900 domestic subscribers during the second quarter of this year compared with 15,000 subscribers added during the second quarter of 2003. The rural carrier …

LUBBOCK, Texas-Sprint PCS affiliate Alamosa Holdings Inc. reported a 24.4-percent increase in total revenues during the second quarter from $155.4 million last year to $193.3 million this year, including a …

CALGARY-WiLAN Inc. said it has successfully demonstrated its solution known as LIBRA 5800, which operates in a full mobility solution, including high-speed and seamless hand-off capability. The company said it …

STAMFORD, Conn.-Back-to-school shopping includes more than pencils and notebooks these days. A new study shows junior and senior high-school students have consumer electronics, including MP3 players, cell phones and digital …

WASHINGTON-President George W. Bush went around Congress again and appointed Deborah Majoras to be the chairman of the Federal Trade Commission, as FTC Chairman Timothy Muris announced he will leave …

LONDON-iTouch Plc has signed an agreement with Japanese rival For-Side.com Co. Ltd. to expand its offerings, the British mobile content provider announced Wednesday. The partnership allows iTouch to expand its …

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.-Another wireless carrier is hoping to throw a lifeline to singles stuck on a disastrous date. Cingular Wireless launched “Escape-A-Date” Tuesday, allowing users to schedule a “rescue” phone …

ORLANDO, Fla.-ClearSky Mobile Media, Inc. has brought the race for the Oval Office to wireless handsets. The mobile entertainment company has launched politically themed content, including ringtones that feature the …

SANTA MONICA, Calif.-Boingo Wireless and ICOA Inc. announced they have expanded their existing roaming relationship to include all six of the regional airports that are part of ICOA’s Airport Network …

CONSHOHOCKEN, Pa.-Sprint PCS affiliate UbiquiTel Inc. reported $88.7 million in revenues during the second quarter, a 34-percent increase from the $66 million the carrier posted during the second quarter of …

MINNEAPOLIS-Verizon Communications Inc. and finger-based biometric identification and wireless public-safety solutions provider BIO-key International Inc. said they received a contract to build a regional mobile data network on Massachusetts’ Cape …

CHICAGO-Furthering attempts to focus on markets that it calls strategic to its long-term success, U.S. Cellular Corp. and TDS Telecom, both of which are subsidiaries of Telephone and Data Systems …

LONDON-Symbian Ltd. said its operating results for the first half of 2004 show global shipments of Symbian OS-based phones nearly doubled to 5 million, as compared to the first half …

MUNICH-Siemens AG said it has signed a contract to supply solutions that will enable China Unicom to bring video clips and songs to subscribers’ mobile phones. The carrier intends to …

WASHINGTON-Sending spam to wireless devices is illegal, under a law passed by the Federal Communications Commission earlier today. “The FCC shields consumers’ wireless devices from these unsolicited, costly, and sometimes …

STOCKHOLM-L.M. Ericsson and Motorola Inc. announced EDGE contracts, underlining the increasing traction of the technology in the Middle East and around the world. Motorola said it signed its first commercial …

OYSTER BAY, N.Y.-Content developers must carefully target teens for mass-market appeal without forgetting the needs of enterprise, according to a new report from ABI Research. Applications such as downloading ringtones …